These flowers look like they are just comfused. Are they trying to be balls, fireworks or those strange rubber ball toys kids play with? Either way he was yelling at me to take his picture.
A little more DOF would help separate the flowers from the BG and make them stand out more. As it is they blend in to the BG. You could even put something dark behind then to bring out your subject more.
Another good capture... the ball shape of the flower is reduced by the cropping... I love the concept and would like to see the exact same shot with the entire flower in the frame.